View Single Post
  #1   Spotlight this post!  
Unread 18-11-2009, 14:40
PhilBot's Avatar
PhilBot PhilBot is offline
Get a life? This IS my life!
AKA: Phil Malone
FRC #1629 (GaCo: The Garrett Coalition)
Team Role: Mentor
 
Join Date: Jan 2006
Rookie Year: 2006
Location: Maryland
Posts: 753
PhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond reputePhilBot has a reputation beyond repute
Re: [FTC]: 5 or 10 point goal?

In my mind, the Outer goal has the highest scoring potential, but it also assumes your opponents will let you get into scoring position.

Assume you are waiting in front of the ball chute to collect the bonus ball. What's stopping a heavy brute-bot from just planting themselves 1" behind you and keeping you there. It's not pinning because you can still move, just not very far

At least the 5 point goal is accessible in autonomous, and much harder to block.

Seems to me that you need a "get some points" safety play to go with the "hoard and dump" play. At Nationals we saw some great robots who filled up with pucks and then got blocked from scoring. Not so likely in early qualifying rounds, but very common in eliminations.

Also, there's nothing stopping an opponent from sitting in front of your ball chute and preventing you from getting the bonus ball. So, now High goal auto balls have the same point value as the outer goal.

All I can say is .... Scout, Scout, Scout...

Phil.
__________________
Phil Malone
Garrett Engineering And Robotics Society (GEARS) founder.
http://www.GEARSinc.org

FRC1629 Mentor, FTC2818 Coach, FTC4240 Mentor, FLL NeXTGEN Mentor
Reply With Quote